Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of incision-thread-drawing procedure and incision and drainage procedure in the treatment of perianal abscess.Methods Clinical data collected from 110 patients with perianal abscess were retrospectively analyzed.Forty-six cases were treated with incision-thread-drawing procedure(therapy group) and 64 with incision and drainage procedure(control group).Results Recurrence rate and incidence of anal fistula were 4%(2/46) and 4%(2/46) in therapy group,respectively,significantly lower than those in control group(19% and 23%,P